Lee Sun-kyun
Known for: Acting
Lee Sun-kyun (March 2, 1975 – December 27, 2023) was a South Korean actor. He was best known for his roles in the films, Helpless (2012), romantic comedy All About My Wife (2012), and crime/black comedy A Hard Day (2014). He was also known for his role in the Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award-winning black comedy film Parasite for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award along with his castmates. He received several other awards including nomination for an International Emmy Award. After beginning his career in musical theatre, for many years Lee was relegated to minor and supporting roles onscreen, only getting to play lead characters in one-act dramas on KBS Drama City and MBC Best Theater. In one such Best Theater project, he worked with TV director Lee Yoon-jung on Taereung National Village (2005), which led to him being cast in her later series Coffee Prince in 2007. Coffee Prince, along with medical drama White Tower brought Lee mainstream popularity, which he followed with Pasta (2010), Golden Time (2012) and My Mister (2018). Meanwhile, on the big screen, he received a Best Actor award from the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival for his role in Paju (2009), followed by critical acclaim for mystery thriller Helpless (2012), romantic comedy All About My Wife (2012), and crime/black comedy A Hard Day (2014). Lee also continues to collaborate with auteur Hong Sang-soo, and his arthouse films with Hong include Night and Day (2008), Oki's Movie (2010), and Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013). In 2019, he starred in Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning black comedy film Parasite.
Filmography
Series
Running Man
2010
Film
Parasite
Park Dong-ik
2019
Series
Chef & My Fridge
Self
2014
Series
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
Self
2009
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Dr. Brain
Koh Se-won
2021
Series
Movie Room
Self
2018
Series
Coffee Prince
Choi Han-sung
2007
Series
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
Self
2014
Series
My Mister
Park Dong-hoon
2018
Series
Let's Eat Dinner Together
Self
2016
Series
On Air
Self
2008
Series
Baeksang Arts Awards
Self
2012
Series
Pasta
Choi Hyun-wook
2010
Film
Project Silence
Cha Jeong-won
2024
Series
Behind the White Tower
Choi Do-young
2007
Film
R-Point
Sergeant Park
2004
Series
Payback: Money and Power
Eun Yong
2023
Series
Diary of a Prosecutor
Lee Sun-Woong
2019
Series
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
Do Hyun-woo
2016
Film
Sleep
Hyun-su
2023
Series
Loveholic
Kim Tae-hyun
2005
Film
A Hard Day
Go Gun-su
2014
Series
Miss Korea
Kim Hyung-joon
2013
Series
Golden Time
Lee Min-woo
2012
Series
My Sweet City
Kim Yeong-Su
2008
Series
Triple
Jo Hae-yoon
2009
Series
Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self
2021
Film
Romantic Island
Kang Jae-hyuk
2008
Film
Kingmaker
Seo Chang-dae
2022
Series
Our Little Summer Vacation
Self
2020
Film
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Black goat (voice)
2020
Series
The Most Private Asia
Self
2023
Film
Take Point
Yoon Ji-eui
2018
Series
Thousand Years of Love
Pil-ga
2003
Film
Paju
Kim Joong-sik
2009
Film
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Jo Pil-ho
2019
Film
Killing Romance
Jonathan Na
2023
Film
All About My Wife
Lee Du-hyeon
2012
Film
The King's Case Note
King Yejong of Joseon
2017
Film
Man of Will
King Gojong
2017
Series
My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
Self
2020
Film
A Single Spark
Newspaper Reader
1995
Film
Helpless
Jang Moon-ho
2012
Film
The Advocate: A Missing Body
Byeong Ho-sung
2015
Film
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Seongjun
2013
Film
Night and Day
Yoon Kyungsoo
2008
Film
A Special Lady
Sang-hoon
2017
Film
Oki's Movie
Jingu
2010
도망자 이두용
노철기
2006
Series
The Path to Glory
2005
Film
Love, So Divine
Man in Love Dovey Couple
2004
Film
Land of Happiness
Park Tae-joo
2024
Series
Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
Self
2019
Film
My Mother the Mermaid
Do-hyeon
2004
Film
Surprise Party
Kim Jung-woo
2002
Film
Scent of Love
Doctor Shin
2003
Film
A Perfect Match
Doctor
2002
Film
The Customer Is Always Right
Lee Jang-gil
2006
Film
Our Sunhi
Munsu
2013
Film
Our Town
Jae-sin
2007
Film
Petty Romance
Jeong-bae
2010
Film
Lost in the Mountains
Myeong-woo
2009
Film
A Cruel Attendance
Min-ho
2006
Film
Officer of the Year
Jeong Eui-chan
2011
Film
Boss X File
2002
Film
Sakwa
Min-suk
2008
Film
Make It Big
Woo Jung-chul
2002
Film
Our Slightly Risque Relationship
Gi Dong Chan
2010
Film
Show Show Show
Sang-cheol
2003